Something for the Weekend 16-18 Oct

This week, if it's not tasty, we're just not interested. Cue creative cocktails, sexy fish (really) and 80 chocolate makers in one room. Yes!

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FOOD: Sexy Fish

When a fish restaurant's launch is attended by Kate Moss, Rita Ora ( who was shot as a mermaid for the pre publicitiy) and Matthew Williamson, you'd assume it serves up far more than your average scampi and chips. And you'd be right. Because this swish new restaurant is run by the owner of The Ivy, is decorated by specially created Damien Hirst artworks, and features a 13ft wire crocodile centrepiece by Frank Gehry. And the food? Expect Asian-inspired seafood such as seared yellowfin tuna with dried miso and wood sorrel, plus meat dishes like gochujang and miso lamb cutlets. It opens to us mere mortals on Monday, so get dusting off your mermaid dress now.

It's almost Halloween. We mention this 1. In case you haven't had time to stock up on Haribo Fangtastics as yet (so good); and 2. To put you in the mood for this chilling new ghost story from Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro. It has all the gothic horror ingredients you could want: a fustering old manor house (complete with terrible lighting, long dark hallways and a forbidden basement – essentials for any supernatural real estate), an aristocratic family hiding a terrible secret, and a virginal young heroine with a predilection for flowing white night gowns (hey, why get dressed?). Plus, it has Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain to keep the scares suitably photogenic. Because let's face it, if you're going to have nightmares, they may as well star Tom Hiddleston.

When a fish restaurant's launch is attended by Kate Moss, Rita Ora ( who was shot as a mermaid for the pre publicitiy) and Matthew Williamson, you'd assume it serves up far more than your average scampi and chips. And you'd be right. Because this swish new restaurant is run by the owner of The Ivy, is decorated by specially created Damien Hirst artworks, and features a 13ft wire crocodile centrepiece by Frank Gehry. And the food? Expect Asian-inspired seafood such as seared yellowfin tuna with dried miso and wood sorrel, plus meat dishes like gochujang and miso lamb cutlets. It opens to us mere mortals on Monday, so get dusting off your mermaid dress now.

It's almost Halloween. We mention this 1. In case you haven't had time to stock up on Haribo Fangtastics as yet (so good); and 2. To put you in the mood for this chilling new ghost story from Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro. It has all the gothic horror ingredients you could want: a fustering old manor house (complete with terrible lighting, long dark hallways and a forbidden basement – essentials for any supernatural real estate), an aristocratic family hiding a terrible secret, and a virginal young heroine with a predilection for flowing white night gowns (hey, why get dressed?). Plus, it has Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain to keep the scares suitably photogenic. Because let's face it, if you're going to have nightmares, they may as well star Tom Hiddleston.

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DRINK: Cocktail Trading Company Smithfield

We know how it is: sometimes you just NEED an artisan cocktail, but you haven't quite got the pennies to cover it. Well, fear not! This quirky new basement bar, taking its cue from its Smithfield Market setting, encourages you to barter your bric-a-brac with the barmen in return for some of the finest cocktails London can offer. Like a super-hip version of Cash In The Attic, then. Of course, you can also pay with cold, hard cash should you not have a treasure trove to hand. Either way, you'll be treated to inventive creations involving everything from rosebud tinctures to pistachio ice cream, served in Brasso tins, mini dustbins and squeezy lotion bottles. We've got our eye on the Tequila Sunrise, described as 'equal parts disco, decadence and deliciousness'. Excuse us while we go rummage in that attic…

It's a show. Of CHOCOLATE. We probably don't need to sell you on this any further, but as you're here: over three days, Olympia will be stuffed with more sweet treats than Willy Wonka's had... well, sweet treats. Look out for high-end creations from Paul A Young, Hotel Chocolat and Lauden, plus a chocolate theatre, patisserie cocktails (yes, they're a thing), workshops at the York Cocoa Atelier and the chic-yet-doubtless-sticky Chocolate Fashion Show. Or just say sod it and spend the day in the Tasting Room. We know what we'd do.

Still matching your meals with wine? Zzzz. It's all about matched cocktails now, don't you know – thanks to the pioneering new menu at Bourne & Hollingsworth. The cocktail bar's foodie makeover sees new exec chef Adam Gray (protegé of Garry Rhodes and Raymond Blanc) conjure up seasonal, simple yet sensational British dishes, each with a suggested cocktail to match. Try the poached salmon and broadbean salad with a gin Quincey Collins, or the ox cheek with the mead and liqueur-based Runnymede. You won't look back. Or, in fact, walk straight – those cocktails are pretty darned potent.

You remember the song Gangsta's Paradise? This is much like that. Only it doesn't have gangstas. Or Coolio. But what it DOES have is 629 upcycled wooden pallets, which have been fashioned into a huge immersive installation / giant adult playground in a Tottenham car park by a team of artists and architects. By day, you can explore a maze of hidden rooms and performance spaces, where you'll find 3D photography, visual art and light distortion; then at night interactive performers, live music and an on-site the bar guarantee a good party. In short: we're livin' in a Palette Paradise…

We love Frieze here at SFTW. But, oh how it triggers art-appreciation addiction. We need even edgier pieces! By even more exciting artists! NOW! Thank goodness, then, we can get our fix at this showcase of 130 emerging artists at The Old Truman Brewery. With everything from taxidermy classes to tattooing, 3D printing to immersive theatre and even a Green Room where you can have a 'dark and delirious' confessional (yikes) , it's four days of nothing but the most cutting edge on the scene. Just don't ask what we'll do afterwards *shakes from art withdrawal* The Other Art Fair, 15-18 Oct; £8.80 Old Truman Brewery, Hanbury Street, E1 6QR

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